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Change the Background
Design Tabs >> Background >> Background Styles
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Click on the Format Background button at the bottom. The Format Background dialog box will appear.
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You can set the color, solid or gradient, transparency or choose picture/texture fill Click the Close button to apply changes only to the current slide Click on Apply to All to apply changes to all the slides

Change the Theme
Design Tabs >> Themes · Move the cursor over the theme buttons to Preview different themes on
your current slide. · To choose a theme - Click on any theme button
o The theme will then be applied to all the slides in your presentation · Colors -- Changes the color scheme of the current theme · Fonts -- Changes the font of the current theme · Effects -- Changes the effects of the current theme

Formatting Presentation Using the Slide Master The Slide Master acts as a template for your entire presentation.
Altering anything on the Slide Master will change the formatting of all the slides in your presentation.
View Tab
Open the Slide Master
View Tab >> Presentation Views >> Slide Master · The Slide Master Tab appears on the left-hand side of Home Tab


Edit the Slide Master
· Clicking on the Slide Master Tab provides a set of Slide Master Formatting Groups:
o Edit Master o Master Layout oEdit Theme o Background - set the background for all the slides o Page Setup o Close -- Click on Close button to go back to Normal View.
· Choose the top Slide Master Slide in the left panel ·You can edit the Background, Bullet styles, Slide Titles, and Title
animations here.